Bravo to you sir! Hit home about some great points. Mainly, the one about delusion of "sexiness". It annoys me when people who have worked at startups think they're better than those who have secured a job at a stable company. Also, the act of trying to force others to the "maker" class when it's clear that some people weren't innately created for such a task. Lastly, I really appreciated the point about our parents...because lack of family values seem to be rampant in this particular day and age. Keep them coming!
Why would highly qualified engineers even sign up for this? Love the idea, but seems like most talented engineers I come across don't even have the chance to check their email short of having tons of inquiries from startups and other companies looking for their services.
Hey Stevenj! Sorry for the late response. I'm a part of a startup based in the OC, called drumbi. We were at disrupt and demo day, and we've successfully built a grassroots community via meetup.com called the OCtechstartup (http://www.meetup.com/OC-Tech-Startup/). As far as LA goes, I know the LeanLA group is doing some cool things (http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Lean-Startup-Circle/). They also work closely with Coloft (mentioned above). Feel free to stop by Irvine if you get a chance!